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WATER + WASTEWATER TREATMENT
54 >> Future Water >> Australian Water Management Yearbook
WATER + WASTEWATER TREATMENT
>> Future Water >> Australian Water Management Yearbook
Pioneering energy efficiency for reliable
drinking water supply
Evides Waterbedrijf has built its
success in the water business based
on a philosophy of sustainability, and
a trust in the long-term quality and reliability
of its technologies and partnerships. Its
pumping station project is a good example,
as it has pioneered the first use of ABB’s
low-energy synchronous reluctance motor
(SynRM) and variable frequency drive (VFD)
technology in the Netherlands.
The water sector is known to be very
careful about taking any risks that might
disrupt water supply. ‘ We wanted to be the
first one in the Netherlands to experience
the benefits that the SynRM motor offers
in combination with the variable frequency
drives,’ says Toine Rijsdijk, an Evides
Process Automation Engineer who worked
on the project.
Energy savings achieved with the motor-
drive solution are estimated to be around
20 per cent, compared to induction motors
used in the old stations. ‘ The new motors
are much cooler, meaning heat and energy
losses are lower. In addition, the noise levels
are reduced as well,’ says Joost van Belzen,
a Project Engineer at Evides who was the
Site Manager responsible for building the
new Nieuwdorp water pumping plant .
Another advantage, says Rijsdijk, is that
‘ the operating system of the drive is very
easy to use for everyone, so it is accessible
to everyone. Overall, we are very satisfied
and the motor is a success for us. We call it
the “Golden Motor”.’
ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering
technology leader in electrification
products, robotics and motion, industrial
automation, and power grids, and serves
customers in utilities, industry, transport
and infrastructure globally. Continuing a
history of innovation spanning more than
130 years, ABB today is writing the future
of industrial digitalisation with two clear
value propositions: bringing electricity from
any power plant to any plug and automating
industries from natural resources to finished
products. As title partner of Formula E , the
fully electric international FIA motorsport
class, ABB is pushing the boundaries of
e-mobility to contribute to a sustainable
future. ABB operates in more than 100
countries with about 135,000 employees.
For more information please contact:
ABB Australia Pty Ltd
Phone: (08) 9412 1095 or
Peter Adams
Phone: (07) 3713 9020
Email: peter.adams@au.abb.com
Evides has pioneered the use of ABB’s low-energy SynRm motor and variable frequency drive
technology in the Netherlands
The Nieuwdorp water pumping station is built according to the ‘two street’ variable frequency drive
technology in the Netherlands, ensuring that there is always at least one pump set completely
redundant to secure continuous water supply